During the holiday season, we’re busy, and many of us spend a lot of time in the kitchen cooking. For a fast and delightful meal, make a chicken salad with lots of flavor and the sweet tang of fruit-juice sweetened dried cranberries. I’m calling it Holiday Chicken Salad, but it is really a year-round favorite of mine. You may add or delete ingredients to meet your family’s need. If you have baked chicken left over, make a salad. It’s also a fast dinner fix with a store-rotisserie chicken as prep time is only 15 minutes. Chilling at least an hour helps flavor to mingle. It’s even better the second day.
Serve it on lettuce as a salad with a side of fresh tomatoes, or on a croissant for a great sandwich.
Holiday Chicken Salad
Use organic when available. Serves 6
Holiday Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 3/4 cup fruit-juice sweetened dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1 green onion chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped apple
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans plus extra for garnish
- 1/2 tsp seasoning salt
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Put mayonnaise in bowl and add seasoning salt and paprika
- Mix and blend in dried cranberries, celery, apple, onion, and nuts
- Mix chicken in well
- Add a tablespoon of maynnaise if it is too dry
- Add pepper to taste and sprinkle a few pecans on top
- Chill 2 hours before serving
Enjoy!
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This looks and sounds delicious! 🙂
…what a treat!
This looks delicious — and I actually (for once!) have all the ingredients right when I read the recipe! Thanks, Carol!
you’re welcome Jeanie – have a lovely Monday!
This sounds so good and great for the days after Christmas when we’ve all eaten far too much and are craving something a little lighter and healthier. x
Oh Yum. This is one of those things to have on hand during the holidays. So while you are preparing the holiday dinner, your family will have something very tasty to snack on or place on a bed of lettuce or in a croissant for a heavier meal. Great and I am pinning for the future. TFS
thanks for the pin!
Adding cranberries and apples makes chicken salad sound extra special and delicious this time of the year. I can see using turkey this way, too, after Thanksgiving.
Yes it would be a great way to use left over turkey. I love cranberries and apples and the the addition of pecans makes it perfect for me. Have a lovely day Pat.
Looks delish! and colorful too ~
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This sounds delicious! Pinning and adding cranberries to my shopping list right now. 🙂
I’m so happy you like it Donna. If we don’t talk before Thanksgiving, I wish you a blessed holiday.
One of my favorite salads to make….your recipes sound delish!!
thanks Patti!
I make almost this exact same recipe when we want chicken salad! We like it year round too. Pinned.
I bet others make something similar too – great minds think alike I guess
Looks yummy!
thanks Jocelyn
I absolutely love chicken salad and this recipe sounds amazing – I can’t wait to try it! Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJ’s – you are being featured on my blog Tuesday evening.
thanks so much for the feature – so you tomorrow night!